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Forename
Surname
Date of Death
Age
Place Name
Elizabeth
Wallace
23 March 1841
60
Loganswell

Relatives: Wife of Matthew Nisbet Stone Condition: Sound Material: Sandstone Height: 0.84 Breadth: 0.83 Depth: 0.15 Inscription Condition: Mostly decipherable Inscription Technique: Incised Mason: Not known Pre 1855 no. 18 ( What's this? )

Monument Inscription

TO THE
MEMORY OF ELIZABETH WALLACE
WIFE OF
MATTHEW NISBET, LOGANSWELL
WHO DIED 23 MARCH 1841
AGED 60 YEARS

Family History

This very plain unadorned upright curved top stone made from local sandstone marks the burial spot of one Elizabeth Wallace.

The stone was placed there by her husband Matthew Nisbet on her demise in 1841.This couple, neither of whom was native to Mearns Parish, originally came from the Kilmarnock district. Elizabeth Wallace had been born in the village of Riccarton near to Kilmarnock, whilst her husband came from the then thriving town of Kilmarnock itself.

Before arriving at Loganswell the couple produced only one child, a son named James born in Kilmarnock on 9th March, 1803. No other children have been ascribed to this couple.

As to why they came to the hamlet of Loganswell is uncertain, and the type of work Matthew was involved in there is equally unknown. The hamlet of Loganswell consisted of a number of cottages as well as a grocer’s shop and subsequently a school, during the times the Nisbets were residing there.

Whether Matthew and his son remained in the area after the death of their wife and mother is unclear, although the lack of either name appearing on the stone indicates the likelihood of them being buried elsewhere.